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    1. Penultimate_Pi 12 yrs ago

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10 yrs ago
I keep coming back here very so often, as if it would make my wanting to return any better. I don't know why that would be. I would just disappear again and regret it again, I'm sure.
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10 yrs ago
i give up. why do I even bother if I can't be consistent? it's over for me.
10 yrs ago
I'm just... really in a bad time. I feel awful. I'm don't think I have the strength of will to show my face here again after letting everyone down.
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10 yrs ago
just gonna bash my head on a door or something
10 yrs ago
whatever
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Man, Enthen really does look like the smallest out of the bunch. Of course, he's also the one that can potentially grow to be (one of, if not the) largest, too.
Damn. Looking at the commitments for this, I don't think I'll be able to keep a regular posting schedule for this. Guess I'm not joining after all.
Don't suppose it's too late to join?
I was about to get in on something very similar to this before the Old Guild disappeared. Count me interested.
From the near-helpless curling position the Cyndaquil laid in, he only bunched up tighter when the mind-echoing, overwatching voice of the Alakazam pierced his senses. He couldn't see it, but he could eventually, definitely feel the Psychic individual's presence gazing at him, and at that point he was sure he couldn't compress himself any tighter. But what the Alakazam actually said with those power resulted in a very different emotional reaction. The description of the Hanging Grimstones, artifacts of powerful forces from beyond mortal sight, and what, if anything, they could possibly do. The idea that they would be able to perhaps summon a champion or champions seemed to linger awhile on the psychic's presumptions, his questions only expanded and furthered by the happenstance of events here. And, in the Cyndaquil's idle mind, it prompted his own questions.

Was I summoned here? Is that why my form, my memories, are all so different? Very possible, and most likely.
Did this 'Great Seer' summon me intentionally? Or not? The Alakazam eventually answered that question by addressing the others in the clearing, and expressing his apologies. Seems like the Psychic had no idea what would happen if he used the Grimstones, which seemed rather ironic. Especially so considering what he summoned; a cowardly kid [was he a kid? Might as well be], and some other Pokemon that were probably far more competent that him.
Why am I here at all? What makes me a champion here? What am I supposed to do? Was something wrong here, that prompted this summoning in the first place? How do I go about fixing that if that is all true? Those questions stuck without answers, and left the Cyndaquil hopeless again.
Why me? What makes you think I'm at all worth of being a champion?

Peeking out from the cozy hiding spot of his curl, he looked up as if expecting to find some answer. He instead discovered a huge, jagged shard of rock floating precariously in the air above him. The Cyndaquil, ordinarily, might have been frightened, but something rang in his head that this was at least one of the Flying Grimstones the Alakazam mentioned. It held some sort of magical transmittance that radiated throughout the area, and the look of this monolith, combined with the chill commentary of the so-called Great Seer, bestowed a sense of wonder and amazement upon the tiny creature. He simply couldn't help but be overwhelmed by incredible curiosity about these relics. So, these are what brought him here, gave his this new body...

Now that he actually bothered to look, the sight of a cream-colored underbelly contrasting with the dark blue that coated most of his back, head and stubby limbs appeared. He was a Pokemon. He probably should've realized that now, and probably should be scared and surprised. But most of that was already wasted upon his first appearance here anyways; really, he had no excuse to be surprised or frightened now that he knew that (a.) everyone else was a Pokemon, (b.) said others sounded like there were in the same boat as he was, and (c.) the Alakazam had already explained and apologized for it. Still, he was here against his will and judgement, and was expected to get along with everyone else here. In a world of Pokemon, known to be potentially very dangerous and powerful? Not very likely, even with these other people.

But what else could he do? It's not like he could just opt out and leave; the Alakazam might stop him even if he could. Besides, some of these other, uh, 'people', had to be understanding and friendly... right? Friends... might be okay, he supposed. He didn't really know for sure what real friendship was supposed to feel like, anyway. Maybe now was the time to figure it out, because he certainly didn't want to become lunch, no, a light snack for something else.

So... friendship. Started with- introductions, perhaps? The Alakazam did compel everyone to introduce themselves and get along, so that sounded like a good start. How to introduce yourself? It was... uh, a name? Couldn't be just that, it had to be more than a name... well, let's just start with a name. ...What is my name? Name, name, name... he had to remember something from his history... Enthen? That... was a name? Was it his name? It was something he remembered, so it had to have some significance...

Of all the nerve that got the Cyndaquil back on his tiny stubbles for limbs and trotted him cautiously to the center of the clearing's Flying Grimstones, he had no courage left to actually say anything. He just stood there, his body quaking and eyelids quivering, far more nervous than a shy boy in a new school. He didn't know what he would sound like, what others would think, or furthermore, if he was even supposed to be here.
"Touchdown! The hatch's open, all units disembark!"

"Fall in! We're going to follow this canyon to the heart of the fighting station. Those turrets probably have a bead on our last location. Let's get this done and earn our keep. Nothing a few gangbangers can do to keep us down."

In the wake of Medved's APU-21 Strigoi drifted along the flat-headed S-C03 Aegis owned by Cormag Barreton. The anti-friction thrusters the Combat Mobile Frames all used were able to swiftly carry the machines to battle as if skating upon ice. Good for quick burst maneuvers, but more key precision movements, especially over any sort of hilling or steep terrain, were better offered by an MF's own legs. Barreton's frame in particular was one of the most potentially maneuverable if used properly, but training to attune one's body to these inhumanoid machines were as uncommon and unfavorable as the mechs themselves.

Blatantly disregarding that, Cormag's Aegis sped into battle, the wide base atop the CMF's legs offering a larger swivel over the hips than most other frames. Barreton wasted no time in scoping out the area from behind the pile of boulders used as cover. From the jutting, enclosed cockpit most akin of a helicopter, the intrepid pilot gripped the arm-mounted controllers with refreshed vigor, with a cracked smile spreading across the man's scruffy face. "Damn right, these punks won't down us. What's the best they got, a buncha hand-me-down hunks o' scrap?" Barreton asked rhetorically, the snarl malicious in intent.

A surge of gunfire that aimed to the powder the rock the Aegis stood behind attracted the mercenary's attention. With a rapid lean on the throttles, Barreton rocketed his own frame out of the cover and onwards, drawing the inaccurate fire of several lame autoguns. The Aegis's prompt response was a volley of hard fire from the right-mounted heavy autocannon, 40 35mm rounds-per-second pummeling at the light squad of 6 mechs. Cormag didn't stop until he reached another smaller outcrop of rocks, a scant few moments later. Surely a few of the enemy pilots would find a couple of nasty dents in their Mobile Frames from the firepower slung their way. "Oh, they're gonna get it!" Cormag cried, the adrenaline already pumping his heart faster with the exhilaration of controlling the flathead CMF.
There was the twitch of a long muzzle, the tiny nostrils flaring to sense the aromas of the new area it inhabited. The circular hear the muzzle rested upon shifted, the individual owning it attempting to jar awake. Its rotund body beneath it shivered and rippled, the unfamiliar muscles attempting to function in light of this new waking. The large pair of black semicircles on the head indicated eyelids that could move no further than a slit to give the vision beneath some sight. Stubby limbs twisted and shuffled around, trying and failing to hoist the weight of the foreign body, or just exhibit any force whatsoever. The creature as a whole seemed weak and squishy, a perfect prey if it were not for the heated vents dotting its back in formation; yet even these failed to spark, any effort whatsoever a barely huffing one.

His body ached all around, the struggles from his weak flailing suggesting as much and perhaps some more. He wanted to get up, run and hide, or at least be able to just curl up in a tiny where he could free himself from feeling the judgements of others. Now that he considered it, that last part wasn't even unusual considering his current state. He knew something was wrong with him, the burning feeling within feeling strange but harmless combined with the puny form he was in. The miniature curves that concealed his eyes could barely part, and his face felt very extended upon him. From the strangely large portion of the world he could glimpse, he had the obvious feeling he wasn't where he was supposed to be, and the body he currently owned was not his.

And that was it. No memories of home, his life, or himself, for that matter, remained to spark his mind. Not that it would've mattered, he somehow felt. He was a tiny, helpless creature to easily poke at. Not like the other things he could observe; the towering, deep brown trunks of trees, the vibrant carpet of grass that surrounded him, the mysterious wind that whistled and drifted about him... Well, maybe it wasn't so bad here. At least the world he had dropped into was lush and serene, he thought, so it wasn't some hell. That was good, maybe. The tiny limbs struggled again, with some vague form of purpose, and he managed to scramble the body into a position on the back. The grass beneath either molded into a cushion beneath him, or poked into the foreign holes on the rear pelt in a way that barely tickled him. Some peace and quiet, alone, would be a nice remedy for him. He would like that...

The sudden whooping and hollering destroyed all of that, though. By some instinct that wasn't his, though still felt perfectly suited for him and his body right now, the diminutive creature whipped all of the protrusions in his body into the center of his form. Curled into an indigo-and-cream ball of thickish fur, the individual was content to stay as spherical as he could until it all just went away and ignored him. He had yet to piece together that he was a Cyndaquil yet, or that there were others in the same situation as him. He couldn't have cared less right now. He was a total coward, a piece of absolutely no self-worth, and he knew and embraced it even here and now. The body of the Pokemon he was currently in really suited him well.
In Cataclysm 12 yrs ago Forum: Casual Roleplay
I'll have a sheet up eventually.
How well armed and equipped are we expected to be?
I'm on the U.S. Pacific Coast time zone, and I usually get to post in the evenings at that time (7 pm to 12-ish pm). So there's something for reference.
Sure, whatever.
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